Tag: Backdoor


  • Kaspersky experts recently discovered a backdoor dubbed Plurox that can spread itself over a local network and can allow installing additional malware.  Kaspersky experts discovered the Plurox backdoor in February, it can spread itself over a local network and could be used by attackers to install additional malware.  The Plurox backdoor is written in C […]

  • Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that Vodafone uncovered hidden backdoors in Huawei equipment used for the carrier’s Italian business, which could have given Huawei unauthorized access to Italian homes and businesses. The alleged backdoors were found in 2011 and 2012, and Vodafone told Bloomberg that the issues were resolved at the time. However, the BBC published a […]

  • Microsoft is warning users to be on the lookout for a malspam campaign that’s abusing an Office vulnerability in order to distribute a backdoor. On 7 June, Microsoft Security Intelligence took to Twitter to raise awareness of the operation. The campaign, which remains active as of this writing, begins when users receive a malspam email […]